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One of my favorite things about writing my Rock Your Happy Newsletter each week is that it forces me to regularly get out my big girl camera to take pictures of things I love. I thought it might be fun to share the header images I’ve used so far for the 11 Rock Your Happy newsletters I’ve sent…

Hi friends! I was in New York last week and spent one very fun afternoon with my wise and inspirational friend, Gina. She gave me a tiny scolding for failing to send out myweekly happy newsletters this summer. After a few margaritas (she doesn’t normally drink tequila, I haven’t had alcohol in many months) we…

Hi friends! We’re 5 days into summer break and I’ve already had at least one of those “can we just bottle this day up and pull it out whenever we want another day of perfection?”. This week has been pretty great, but this one particular day made me so happy. Some of the highlights were……

Happy Friday and for us, the last day of school! I’m so happy to have summer here. We’ve had a great last couple weeks of school…lots and lots of celebrating and fun activities, but now I get to have everyone home for the summer and that makes me happy! I’m inching closer and closer to…

Happy Friday! Wow, what a week! I was incredibly inspired by a few different things this week, but one item in particular was this podcast by Branden Harvey featuring an interview with Jeremy Cowart. It’s been a long time since I’ve listened to something that has inspired me THIS greatly. If you aren’t familiar with…

Happy Friday, Friends! A few weeks ago when I was in Portland, I had the opportunity to be the closing keynote at the Indulge conference. This was the second year of Indulge, and I’m honored to have been asked to speak again. This time around I spoke about remembering our “why”. When I started Dine…

Hi friends! When I was in middle school, my mom once grounded me because she caught me listening to Prince’s Purple Rain. I loved Prince…let’s face it, as my friend Kelly has said, he was the soundtrack to my generations teenage years. He pushed the envelope like no other but wow, he was one heck…

TGIF, friends! I’ve been thinking about my cat a lot lately. We got Slim Shady this past August, completely on a whim. I had previously had a cat for 15 years that my husband and I had to put to sleep 13 years ago. I had really missed having a cat, but I wasn’t ready…

Happy Saturday, friends! I’m so sorry for the delay in sending out my newsletter this week. I woke up on Wednesday with the worst aches and pains I’ve had in a long time. Turns out my Rheumatoid Arthritis was flaring up and I’ve had a difficult time functioning. I was almost in tears this morning…

Happy weekend, everyone! I’m especially happy this week because I’ve been in my happy place. Where’s my happy place, you ask? It’s anywhere where sun, palm trees and sand are abundant. For spring break, we headed down south to visit my parents and aunt and uncle near South Padre, Texas. We have been making this…

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FOOD

My love of how food connects people together runs deep. Explore a decade worth of Dine & Dish recipes, from sweets to savory as well as classic family favorites. Food lovers will want to check this out. Bon Appétit!

TRAVEL

"I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list." I've always had a serious case of wanderlust, and traveling and exploring new places continues to be one of my favorite things. Come explore my favorite places with me!

LIFE

More than just a food blog, Dine & Dish has always been a place where I've shared what's happening in our life. These life posts tend to be my absolute favorite blog posts. Come get a taste of life as it happens in our house!

HAPPINESS

I believe that in order to live a happy life, you have to
make happiness happen through implementing simple things that make you happy into every day. Here are a few of the things that bring me happiness - I hope they do you too.